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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1900
Page
8
The Journal states changes to advertisements must be submitted by 9 a m each day. It is sold daily at R A Holmes EF E Davidson and C W Hodges pews stands and all customers can be supplied.
Curtis Cook was a Rock Island passenger yesterday. Ella Realing arrived from Kansas City. Anna Richie returned from Chicago. J. Mr. Scott left for Atalissa to aid Jour nal interests. Donovan of Wilton spent yesterday in the city. The Singleton couple left for Davenport via Wilton to visit. Mr and Mrs Woodard of Indiana stopped briefly en route to Warsaw. Mrs Healy of Eldon ended a visit and headed home. Mrs Parkins and daughter Emma returned from Creston after visiting relatives. A fall and winter goods assortment for suits and overcoats is available. Welch & Knopp and accompanying family members left for Des Moines to attend Eastern Star Grand Chapter.
Advertising copy touts Beggs German Salve as fast relief for itching skin and eczema. It claims to cure chafing heat rash and other skin irritations in children and also treats cuts burns scalds and piles. Mothers are urged not to be without it.
A city column lists residents and visitors in transit to nearby towns and cities including West Liberty Davenport Wellman Wilton Bayfield Nichols What Cheer Venango Venango Neb Iowa City Altamont Mo and a local loan offer from Guarantee Loan Co promising small loans from 10 dollars on personal property with flexible repayment schedules.
There never was a larger stock of books in this city than now our shelves are full to overflowing with the latest and best offerings from Thompson's Book Store.
Local notice advertises several choice farms for sale across eastern and southwestern Iowa. Listing highlights varied sizes and rural locations with potential buyers urged to inquire for details and pricing.
A compact reflection on true nobility showing how rank can overwhelm the weak and how rulers may be swayed by cunning, revealing the precarious balance between humility and authority.
A Graceful house boat owned by Lafayette Lamb aboard the Idler with Wanderer steamer makes a delightful river trip to Davenport. The 120 foot craft features a bow saloon 16 by 22, ornate interiors, rich wood, Egyptian and Greek curios, an Aeolian with classical music, six roomy state rooms, and a grand promenade deck. Hosts entertain Col J R Nutting and guests with a Dutch dinner at Riverview, ending with warm toasts and farewell words.
On October 20 a Levi Eichelberger family reunion gathered at the old home eight miles west of Muscatine. The assemble included children, grandchildren and great grandchildren with thirty five in total, a bounteous repast, and several members absent or counted among the extended kin.
Flora Indiana October 23 A mob of masked riders burned the Deer Creek toll house after midnight following earlier dynamiting of toll houses and a bridge on the Logansport and Burlington toll pike. Citizens complain roads not repaired while tolls are collected. Carroll county commissioners offer to buy the road for 212 dollars per mile, but the company rejects the price. nine miles remain in the county.
MITCHELL SAYS SAME THING Mine Workers Leader states that if companies guarantee a 10 percent advance through April 1 and abolish the sliding scale, workers will likely accept. Other items report a fatal buggy crash in Durand, Wis. a Young Men's Christian Association convention in Canton, Ill. distilleries in Terre Haute, Ind. and a school board dispute in Pittsville.
Amos R. Small endorses Beges' German Salve as the best salve for burns cuts skin diseases and piles, claiming it cures without scarring and has proven effective in every case he has observed.
The township Republicans praise Wm. Van Zyl as a strong trustee candidate. His ticket placement is seen as boosting the slate and he is noted for firm Republican ideals and willingness to work for party principles. He may attract cross party support.
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